Mid Shift Custodian
Mid Shift (11:30am-8pm Monday - Friday)Revised July 2025
Perm/contract: SY25-26 | Department: Building & Grounds |
FLSA Status: Non-exempt | Reports to: Senior Director of Building & Grounds |
Primary Reporting Location: Mann Elementary School | Level: |
Compensation: As outlined in the SEIU Agreement | Date Available: SY25-26 |
Bargaining Unit & Classification: SEIU & Classified | Supervisory Responsibilities: None |
Benefits: Insurance - medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance are available Leaves - paid sick, vacation, and personal days provided Retirement - pre-tax retirement plans (e.g. 403b available) |
D97 Ideal Team Member Profile
About the Role:
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Buildings & Grounds and Engineer at school level, the custodian performs general cleaning and maintenance in school buildings; maintains equipment in functional condition; and provides cleaning and custodial assistance to students, teachers, visitors and others as necessary. The Custodian position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Checks and secures building at beginning and end of shift for the purpose of ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the building.
Cleans rooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, offices, stairways, and other areas of building according to school district standards.
Sweeps, mops, buffs, strips, and waxes floors.
Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and blinds.
Washes and dusts walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, doors, and sills.
Removes graffiti, cleans glass areas.
Replaces light bulbs.
Sets up and breaks down chairs, tables and equipment in meeting rooms, and functional rooms
Clears snow from entrances and walks, and spreads sand and ice melting chemicals.
Performs grounds-keeping duties, clears debris and maintains grounds as needed.
Receives deliveries and assists in unloading trucks and storing supplies.
Delivers supplies and materials to classrooms, bathrooms and other areas of the building.
Empties wastebaskets; picks up and removes trash and assists in recycling program.
Reasonable knowledge of cleaning equipment and techniques
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
Content Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Fluency in reading, speaking, and interpreting English
Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull over 50 pounds
Possess good human relations skills
Can understand and be willing to perform directions provided orally and in writing
Assists parents and other visitors to school buildings with special events and programs
Performs other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Education, Credentials and/or Experience:
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Apply through Frontline:
Applications are currently being accepted for this position via our district website. Please reach out to our human resources department at [email protected], if you have questions about the application process.
We encourage interested applicants to apply, as we continue to uplift our equity policy. Our goal is to recruit, employ, support, and retain racially and linguistically diverse and culturally competent administrative, instructional and support personnel. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
